The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Media Deny Reality of Abortion Videos They Have Made a Point of Ignoring

During the Republican debate Wednesday, Carly Fiorina said: “As regards Planned Parenthood, anyone who has watched this videotape — I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its […]

Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

by Smitty Dawn broke, and he had to admit the spires of the city were lovely. Flying cars shuttled the rich to their jobs, where they would unplug from the car and jack into the grid that ran the economy across the solar system. The weekend loomed, and they would show up at his farm, […]

The Desert, The Aliens, and Unanswered Questions

— by Wombat-socho Most of you are probably unfamiliar with the National Fantasy Fan Federation, which has been around literally since the dawn of SF fandom. I myself thought it had died off, but evidently it is very much alive, and hard up enough for members and volunteer staff that they made me head of […]

Social Justice, Matt Damon and the Hollywood Fantasy of Prostitution

Am I the only one who remembers what Hollywood did to Tom Clancy’s The Sum of All Fears? Clancy wrote a 1991 Cold War thriller that portrayed a terrorist collaboration between an East German nuclear physicist and Palestinian radicals. However, by the time it emerged as a movie in 2002, the cinematic arbiters of political […]

In The Mailbox: 09.17.15

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: #IStandWithAhmed (facepalm) The Camp of the Saints: Big Brother Is Analyzing You Proof Positive: “Pay No Attention To The Empty Suit Behind The Curtain!” Michelle Malkin: Hollywood Lib Matt Damon’s “Diversity” Drama Doug Powers: Bernie Sanders – America Was Founded On Racist Principles, And Here’s How Much […]

Did She Have a Tumblr Blog?

Nickole Dykema was arrested Tuesday. Florida is the Weird News Capital of the World, but sometimes the news from Florida is so weird it seems too weird even for Florida: A Florida woman has been arrested after police discovered over 3,500 weapons in her mobile home. Deputies arrived at the Brooksville residence of Nickole Dykema […]

The $10 Answer: Phyllis Schlafly

When the Republican presidential candidates were asked in Wednesday’s CNN debate which woman they would choose to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, I was disappointed with their answers. Ben Carson said his mother, Mike Huckabee said his wife and Jeb Bush named Margaret Thatcher, while Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump seemed […]

Why Do Feminists Hate Sex Robots?

Professor Kathleen Richardson wants to ban sex robots. In the zero-sum-game worldview of feminism, anything that makes men happy is bad. Kathleen Richardson, a professor at De Montfort University in England, is afraid that having sex with robots will make men happy: “Sex robots seem to be a growing focus in the robotics industry and […]

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